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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
Wed Aug 26, 2020, 10:09 PM Aug 2020

Democrats guide to getting 60 US Senate seats in 2020.

36)RI(Reed-D)
37)MA(Markey-D)
38)OR(Merkley-D)
39)IL(Durbin-D)
40)DE(Coons-D)
41)NJ(Booker-D)
42)VA(Warner-D)
43)NH(Shaheen-D)
44)NM(Lujan-D)
45)MN(Smith-D)
46)MI(Peters-D)
47)AZ special(Kelly-D)
48)CO(Hickenlooper-D)
49)ME(Gideon-D)
50)NC(Cunningham-D)
51)IA(Greenfield-D)
52)MT(Bullock-D)
53)AK(Gross-I/D)
54)GA regular(Ossoff-D)
55)KS(Bollier-D)
56)KY(McGrath-D)
57)MS(Espy-D)
58)SC(Harrison-D)
59)TX(Hegar-D)
60)AL(Jones-D),GA special(Warnock-D or Lieberman-D whoever makes it in the runoff.),WV(Swearingen-D).

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Democrats guide to getting 60 US Senate seats in 2020. (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Aug 2020 OP
For what it's worth, NM is not going to be a gain, but be a hold. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2020 #1
36-46 are the seats we already hold, and expect to keep. lastlib Aug 2020 #3
WV is a fantasy not going to happen. nycbos Aug 2020 #2

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,895 posts)
1. For what it's worth, NM is not going to be a gain, but be a hold.
Wed Aug 26, 2020, 10:19 PM
Aug 2020

This state is very blue, and I can't even think of the name of the Republican who is running against Lujan. Not that I'm much of a fan of his, but I'll take a crappy Democrat over some random Republican any day of the week.

Kentucky is going to be problematical. From what I gather, the polling is all over the place, and McConnell is apparently very popular. Plus, it's a very Republican state, from what I understand.

I cannot say anything sensible about any of the other states.

lastlib

(23,284 posts)
3. 36-46 are the seats we already hold, and expect to keep.
Wed Aug 26, 2020, 11:36 PM
Aug 2020

47 on are seats we'd need to win to take the Senate, to 60. The ones after 52 are not sure wins for us. I don't know where this projection is coming from, despite asking multiple times with no response, so it's hard to tell how reliable it is. It jibes some with things I've read, but I have to take it with a grain of salt until I know its origin; would suggest others do same.

nycbos

(6,038 posts)
2. WV is a fantasy not going to happen.
Wed Aug 26, 2020, 10:21 PM
Aug 2020

Ditto KY and MS and AL

AK and TX are a stretch but are still possible

MT looks like it is slipping away but it is still worth going all in.

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